Panty girdle



R. L. BLAIR PANTY GIRDLE July 16, 1968 Filed Dec. 1, 1965 m- W. m.

United States Patent 3,392,733 PANTY GIRDLE Ronald L. Blair, 2650 W.Belden 'Ave.,

Chicago, II]. 60647 Filed'Dec. 1, 1965, Ser. No.-510,779 8 Claims. (Cl.128-528) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates toimprovements in panty girdles.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a panty girdle whichwill accommodate itself to the different and various rises of differentsized women.

The female torso varies in length, consequently, the rise will vary. Therise of a woman is measured from the waistline in front, around thecrotch and up to the same waistline point in the back. The rise variesfrom 26 inches for a short woman to 32 inches for a taller woman with alonger torso. Prior to the present invention panty girdles had to bemade in three to four different rise lengths to accommodate petit,average and long rise women. This necessitated a large inventory ofdifferent sizes to accommodate the various rises of the female torso.With the present invention this is eliminated and a single panty girdlemay be provided which will accommodate itself to short, intermediate andlong rise lengths.

Prior to this invention it was found that if a tall woman put on theconventional panty girdle it would pull down from the waistline and shewould have to constantly readjust or pull up the garment. In a shortwoman the panty girdle would have a tendency to roll over at thewaistline, becoming bulky and uncomfortable at the waist. With the pantygirdle of the present invention there is provided a garment which willproperly fit various torso lengths of short, intermediate and tallwomen.

Other objects will become apparent as this description progresses.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a front view of the panty girdle forming this invention.

FIGURE 2 is a view taken on lines 22 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a rear view of the panty girdle, and

FIGURE 4 is a flattened view of the crotch insert or crotch panel.

The garment comprises essentially a main body portion and depending legs1212, with a crotch insert or crotch panel generally indicated at 14,with the crotch insert or crotch panel connecting the front and back ofthe panty girdle and forming a portion of the legs of the garment.

The main body portion 10 of the garment is formed essentially from twosection of material 16 and 18. The material of each of the two sections16 and 18 has a twoway stretch, i.e., it is stretchable horizontally aswell as vertically. A material known as Spandex is recommended for suchpurpose. The sections 16 and 18 are sewn or joined along the rear of thegarment by zig-zag stitching,

indicated at 20, on a vertical line from the top of the garment to thecrotch insert 14. The sections 16 and 18 are cut or formed so that theyeach form the outer side portions 22, as well as the front and backportions 24 and 26 of each of the legs of the garment. The two sections3,392,733 Patented July 16, 1968 "ice 16 and 18 are sewn or joined alongthe front of the garment by zig-zag stitching, indicated at 28, on avertical line from the top of the garment to the crotch insert. Ifdesired, other features may be incorporated in the front of the garmentfor the waist portion. The configuration and styling of the front of themain body portion is immaterial insofar as the present invention isconcerned.

Between the front and rear of the garment there is provided a crotchinsert or crotch panel generaly designated by the numeral 14. The.crotchinsert in flattened position is of a generaly diamond shapedconfiguration, as best shown in FIG. 4. It is formed preferably oftricot material which has a two-way stretch. The crotch insert or panel14 in addition to forming the crotch of the garment also forms the innerside portions 30 of the legs 1212 of the garment. That is, the crotchinsert 14 extends transversely of the garment completely across thecrotch to the opposite edges of the legs of the garment, and therebyforms the crotch as well as the inner side portions of the legs of thegarment. The crotch insert 14 is secured by a line of stitching 32 alongthe front and a similar line of stitching 34 along the rear. The linesof stitchings 32 and 34 connect the crotch insert or crotch panel to thetwo sections 16 and 18 of the main body portion. The crotch panel 14thus forms the bottom connecting member between the front and rear ofthe panty girdle. When the garment is worn the crotch panel will snuglyengage the crotch of the body, as well as the full inner portions of thethighs of the body.

An elastic band 36 is stitched by two lines of zig-zag stitching 38 and40 to the lower edge of each of the leg portions of the garment and saidelastic band also extends across and is stitched to the outer edge ofthe insert panel 14, as at 42, by the said lines of stitching. Anelastic waistband 44 is stitched by two lines of Zig-zag stitching 46and 48 to the upper portion of the garment at the waistline.

The crotch panel 14 has a stretch of approximately 250% in the directionof its length, indicated by the letters aa in FIG. 4, and has a stretchof approximately 350% through the center of the crotch takentransversely and indicated by the letters b-b in FIG. 4. The stretchablecrotch panel 14 permits the garment to be worn by women having differentrise lengths. The same garment may be worn by women having rise lengthsbetween 26 inches and 32 inches, and is sufficient. to include short,intermediate and long torsos. When a woman wearing this garment sitsdown, the crotch releases in tension and allows the thighs to spread.Thus a garment is produced which will be more comfortable than the priorgarments because the release or expansion of the thigh portion of thegarment is directly attributable to the release or stretch of the crotchpanel 14.

With this invention the panty garment may be worn so that the waistbandof the garment coincides with the waistline of the torso and the crotchpanel will accommodate itself to the various rise lengths. When thewoman sits the seat of the garment will expand, as will the legportions, since the crotch material has sufiicient stretch toaccommodate the expansion. Also, a woman will not have a line on thethighs, as is common with previous type panty girdles, even though sheis in a sitting position, as the panty girdle will release with theexpansion of the seat or thighs. This invention therefore produces avery comfortable garment.

It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be madefrom the foregoing without departing from the spirit and scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A panty girdle garment to accommodate itself to various rise lengthsof the torso of the wearer, said garment having a body and leg portions,a single crotch panel of elastic material secured to said body and legportions in which the crotch panel forms the crotch of the garment andalso forms the inner side portions of the leg 'portions of the garment,said crotch panel extending transversely of the garment across thecrotch to approximately the opposite edges of the leg portions of thegarment and not extending upwardly thereof into the body of the garment,said crotch panel having a stretch along its length and a stretchtransversely of the panel with the transverse stretch of the panelthrough the center of the crotch substantially greater than the stretchof the panel in the direction of its length so that the garmentaccommodates itself to various rise lengths of the torso of the wearer.

2. A garment defined in claim 1 in which the body and leg portions areformed of an elastic material and of an elasticity different than theelasticity of the crotch panel.

3. A garment defined in claim 1 in which the crotch panel has a stretchalong its length of approximately 250%.

4. A garment defined in claim 1 in which the crotch panel has a stretchtransversely of the panel of approxi mately 350%.

5. A garment defined in claim 1 in which the crotch panel has a stretchalong its length of approximately 250% and has a stretch transversely ofthe panel of ap proximately 350%.

6. A garment defined in claim 1 in which the crotch panel is generallydiamond shaped.

7. A garment defined in claim 1 in which the body and leg portions ofthe garment are formed essentially of two sections of material, eachhaving a two-way stretch.

8. A garment defined in claim 1 in which an elastic band is secured tothe outer edges of the leg portions with the elastic band spanning thecrotch panel along the inner side of the leg portion.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 737,975 9/1903 Trimble et al.2-226 1,643,568 9/1927 Redmond 2224 3,245,409 4/1966 Martin 1285283,262,453 7/1966 Diebold 12-8528 ADELE M. EAGER, Primary Examiner.

